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package org.netbeans.spi.project;

import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;

/**
 * Optional ability of a project to determine its immediate parent project, if
 * there is any.
 *
 * @author Laszlo Kishalmi
 * @since 1.79
 */
public interface ParentProjectProvider {

    /**
     * The immediate parent of this project or <code>null</code> if there is no
     * parent known.
     * 
     * @return the immediate parent if exists of <code>null</code>
     */
    Project getPartentProject();

}
